argali
[ ahr-guh-lee ]
/ ˈɑr gə li /
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noun, plural ar·ga·li.
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
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Origin of argali
First recorded in 1770–80; from Mongolian: “female mountain sheep”
Words nearby argali
Arezzo, arf, arfvedsonite, Arg, argal, argali, Argall, argan, Argand burner, Argand diagram, Argand lamp
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argal
/ (ˈɑːɡəlɪ) /
noun plural -gali or -gals
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, inhabiting semidesert regions in central Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. It is the largest of the sheep, having massive horns in the male, which may almost form a circle
Word Origin for argali
C18: from Mongolian
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